19Th ASSITEJ World Congress & International Theatre Festival for Children and Young People
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PROGRAMME | CRADLE OF CREATIVITY T: 021 822 0070 / 1 / 2 | E: [email protected] | www.assitej2017.org.za Book at 19th ASSITEJ World Congress & International Theatre Festival for Children and Young People 16 - 27 MAY a C ic a 2017 fr p A e th Town Sou PROGRAMME | CRADLE OF CREATIVITY T: 021 822 0070 / 1 / 2 | E: [email protected] | www.assitej2017.org.za Book at A Mano Animal Farm El Patio Teatro Nobulali Productions A Mano (By Hand) is a tender and delicate Seven decades have passed since the first performance, a theatrical diamond that is publication of Orwell’s Animal Farm, yet a tribute to arts and artisans. It is the story the plight of Manor Farm and its animal of a very small but very special hero with denizens is ever relevant in contemporary a great desire to escape from his pottery South Africa. Dressed in what seems to be shop window and those who live there with the broken fatigues of guerrillas, the him. Told with beautifully crafted clay characters embrace both political identity characters and remarkable artistry, A Mano and farm-animal-hood, teetering between is a touching and life-affirming story about the two in terms of their articulated values love, small failures, a potter’s wheel and and increasing hypocrisy. Muriel the goat four hands at play. El Patio Teatro build, and Clover the sheep effectively act as the model, write, direct and play. Together, Spain narrators in the aftermath of the uprising. South Africa they create moving, reflective and The fiery energy that exists between the all beautifully original performances inspired women cast is palpable, and offers a fresh by stories from everyday life and by the Direction: Julián Sáenz-López, Izaskun Fernández| Design: Julián Sáenz-López , approach to critically examining patriarchal Direction: Neil Coppen | Performance: Mpume Mthombeni, Tshego Khutsoane, lives of objects around them. Izaskun Fernández | Performance: Julián Sáenz- López, Izaskun Fernández and deeply masculine political systems, and MoMo Matsunyane, Mandisa Nduna, Zesuliwe Hadebe, Khutjo Bakunzi-Green Technician: Diego Solloa |Tour and production manager: Ana Sala forms of storytelling. 18 19 20 21 MAY MAY 17 18 19 20 MAY BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Golden Arrow Studio MAY ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre 10:00 10:00 11:00 10:00 12:00 10:00 10:00 14:00 2017 2017 2017 7+ years old 2017 16 + years old 12:00 12:30 14:00 12:00 14:30 14:30 12:00 Non-verbal English 18:30 18:30 45 Minutes 19:30 19:30 90 Minutes Anziehsachen Caban ZA Theaterhaus Ensemble Theater De Spiegel & South African Artists Anziehsachen (Clothes) is designed for Caban is an on-going research performance small children’s first contact with theatre. in which we invite artists/musicians of A man and a woman, an old record player, different backgrounds to improvise a washing line and a large bag filled with together in relation to the installation wonderful things is all that is needed for modules, the space and of course the very the fun to begin. All sorts of exciting things inquisitive audience of children from 3 happen. Two very different people months to 3 years old. try to fit together. They play, they sing and A cosy play area, an oasis of peace dance and they test their limits. With all the containing a nest, a sleeve tunnel house, clothes they have they try the possibilities a bamboo hut, a camp, a ladder tent, etc. In-between playing, building and discovering, of transformation. With live songs from Germany SouthSpain Africa Belgium Henry Purcell’s opera “The Fairy Queen” incredulous eyes, busy hands, open mouths, this production does not only make small steps carried along at their own tempo by what they see, hear and feel. Concept: Karel van Ransbeeck | Scenography: Wim Van de Vyver, Andy Jones children dream, but adults too! Direction: Melanie Florschütz, Michael Döhnert | Design: Melanie Florschütz, Jessica Mias, Shrinkray Puppets | Performance: Karel Van Ransbeeck, Michael Döhnert | Performance: Michael Meyer, Susanne Schyns “Caban is a laboratory that allows itself to be Nicolas Ankouninoff, Ncebakazi Mnukwana, Kudakwashe Kangombe a performance at the same time”. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 MAY MAY BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Flipside MAY BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Foyer 10:00 10:00 12:00 10:00 12:30 10:00 10:00 10:00 2017 2017 3 to 6 years old 2017 3 months to 3 years old 12:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 12:00 11:30 12:00 12:00 Non-verbal Non-verbal 16:30 18:30 35 Minutes 19:30 19:30 60 Minutes Dear Mr Government, please may I have a meeting with you Ekhaya even though I’m six years old? Magnet Theatre University of Johannesburg Arts and Culture Ekhaya (Home) is an expression of the relationship of children towards home. Dear Mr Government, Please May I have a It delves into their understanding of Meeting With You Even Though I’m Six Years being ‘’at home’’, in various contexts, and Old? is a tender retelling of what children are explores their associated feelings using saying about their governments. They want age appropriate language, song, and clear to make decisions, they want to talk to Mr imagery. The songs are catchy and draw on Government and they want Mr Government diverse South African musical styles and the to listen to them. Dear Mr Government is children sing the songs long after the actors built on the words of children in Lesotho have left! and South Africa; the play invites audiences from eight year olds, to teenagers, to adults Lesotho South Africa to see with the eyes of children and hope South Africa with the hope of children. While it brims over with play and sound and smell and wonder, Direction: Jessica Lejowa | Script: Jessica Lejowa, Cheraé Halley, Bongile Direction: Koleka Putuma, Jennie Reznek (Mentor) | Design : Francesco it cuts with a heavy and urgent truth: children Lecoge-Zulu | Performance: Cheraé Halley, Bongile Lecoge-Zulu | Nassimbeni | Performance: Sivuyile Dunjwa, Jason Jacobs, Babalwa Makwetu, are suffering for the world. Dramaturgy: Alby Michaels | Stage Manager: Jade Bowers Nolufefe Ntshuntshe, Luvo Tamba 22 23 24 25 17 18 ... 27 MAY MAY MAY BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Masambe MAY BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | Upstairs Rehearsal Room 12:00 11:00 10:00 14:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 14:00 2017 2017 2017 10+ years old 2017 3 to 6 years old 14:00 14:00 12:00 14:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 16:30 English Non-verbal 16:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 60 Minutes 16:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 35 Minutes Fingers and Toes, Full Moon My Body Knows Khayal Association for Arts and Education Independent Artist Inspired by the story of the prophet Joseph (Surah “Yusuf” of the Quran) also known in Fingers and Toes, My Body Knows! is a the Bible and the Jewish writings, Full Moon playful, mesmerising dance production for is a reaction to the atrocities committed a very young audience. The performance every day in the name of religion.This tells a story of touch, rediscovering how performance beautifully combines intelligent our bodies are at perceiving puppetry and shadow theatre. It begins the world around us. By balancing both with the voice of the wolf telling us his abstract and character-based performance own story. While remembering his hunting styles, the work is absorbing and delightful for all ages, but is particularly relevant adventures, he recalls that dark night when for little ones who see themselves and he fell in a trap laid by men with dark minds their own experiences mirrored by the South Africa and hearts made of stone. In the middle of Lebanon performance language. Fingers and Toes darkness and dryness, he sees a dazzling light. It is the boy with green fingers and was created in South Africa by award- Direction: Karim Dakroub | Direction Assistance & Lighting Design: Fouad Choreography : Nicola Elliott in collaboration with the cast | Performance: Jori winning choreographer-director Nicola white heart, and his father whose insight is Yammine | Set & Puppet Design: Walid Dakroub | Script: Karim Dakroub Snell, Siphumeze Khundayi Elliott in collaboration with the acclaimed larger than all that of humanity combined... Performers: Ekatrina Dakroub, Walid Jaber, Serena Chami cast Siphumeze Khundayi and Jori Snell. 24 25 26 27 ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Rehearsal Room 207 22 23 24 25 MAY MAY CITY HALL | Theatre 1 BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | Upstairs Rehearsal Room 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 14:00 2017 1 to 4 years old 2017 6+ years old 11:45 12:30 11:30 12:30 12:00 12:00 12:00 16:30 Non-verbal English 16:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 90 Minutes 16:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 55 Minutes PROGRAMME | CRADLE OF CREATIVITY T: 021 822 0070 / 1 / 2 | E: [email protected] | www.assitej2017.org.za Book at Gretel and Hansel Insta-grammar Le Carrousel, compagnie de theatre Drama For Life Theatre Company When Hansel arrives, it upsets the It all went down on the DMs. A double tap balance of Gretel’s life. Her little here, and only a little low-key ista-stalking brother has turned everything upside there. Side stepped the catfish and tracked down. When their parents abandon them relationship statuses daily. Likes became in the forest and they end up at the witch’s tags, and then all those tags dropped an house, she is very tempted to push him L-bomb comment: 'Love that track' which into the oven and get rid of him forever..